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Russell 350X
10-04-2007, 01:08 PM
How are these sleds? Reliable? Speed (I'm sure they have alot) and other things. I may have a chance to get one for 500$ thats in decent shape.

RedRider_AK
10-05-2007, 03:38 AM
The XCR600 is a decent machine. It was pretty much the fastest Polaris machine at the time it was made, hence the XCR (Cross Country Racing) designation. It'll go a good 105+ mph if you have a long straight and it's in good shape mechanic-wise. A more realistic number to be aiming for is around 90 mph though. The Polaris machines were pretty reliable. I don't really like the ergonomics on their older sleds though. The seats were too square and the bars too low, you'll need at least a 3 inch riser to get the bars anywhere near comfortable.

I'd say do it for 500 bucks, if you have enough snow to actually use it.

Chevy200s
10-05-2007, 12:01 PM
Ive heard good things about them too, and heck for a running rideable sled thats newer than 1985, $500 is a good deal. Does it come with clean paperwork? if so, I would definitly go for it.

stoney420
10-06-2007, 02:10 AM
jump on it...

Russell 350X
10-06-2007, 03:04 AM
Well, I'm taking the check book and going to check her out tomarrow. The paper work is clean, it was fully legal last season ( the guy is a club rider). He said the front end needs new bushings, but I can get that through my friend for 15$. Hopefully all goes as planned.

Russell 350X
10-06-2007, 11:35 PM
Well I got the sled. It is in amazing shape for 500$, I think I got a awsome deal. I'll wash it up tomarrow and post pics.

RedRider_AK
10-07-2007, 12:48 AM
Well I got the sled. It is in amazing shape for 500$, I think I got a awsome deal. I'll wash it up tomarrow and post pics.

Yeah I want to see pictures of it mos' def'. 500 bucks for a running and good-looking XCR 600 is really good money.

Russell 350X
10-07-2007, 11:29 PM
Here she be. The bumper is bent, but thats no biggie. The track has 2 studs ripped out, but it is getting replaced with a 1 1/4 lug track within the month. It runs really well, I'll probably take the carbs out and rebuild them. Tell me what ya think.


Russ

RedRider_AK
10-08-2007, 12:31 AM
Tell me what ya think.

Pretty hot, especially for 5 Benjamins. I didn't know it was a triple... I wonder if XLT pipes would fit on it...

Edit: D'oh, of course XLT pipes will fit. THE FREAKIN' ENGINE SAYS "XLT" RIGHT ON IT. :lol:

steven 250sx
10-08-2007, 02:21 AM
nice sled personally rather have the 700 only if i had money lol

stoney420
10-08-2007, 04:33 PM
nice man u stole that thing!
its too bad its got some pink on it tho :confused:
deffinetally cant go wrong for 500 bones tho, i got my old 87 indy 600 triple for 450 and i thought mine was a good deal!, but compared to urs, i got jipped! lol
how many miles on it? hows she run? not sure if your already familiar with them or not but they RIPPP pretty good! you wont be disappointed with it if its in as good of shape as it looks! if u want to put a lil $$ into her grab some pipes for it, i have PSI's on mine and they made a world of difference! very loud but thats what i like, its not ridiculously loud tho still sounds niiice..wait till winter and u can turn around and sell it for $1000-$1200 and get urself somethin nicer and manly lookin instead of pink lol, anyway, nice steal!
~Stoney~

Russell 350X
10-08-2007, 11:30 PM
It has 3500 miles on it, runs good, starts right up 2nd pull. I toke it around the yard and it seems to have some nut. Its a bit more than I wanted, I was shooting for a XCR/XCF 440. A 440 has always fitted my riding style, but I guess I'll see how this does.

RedRider_AK
10-10-2007, 01:50 AM
If you're gonna put pipes on it, remember that XLT motors were prone to blowing up the crank when you actually get decent power out of them due to a crappy crank bearing design. Just a warning.

Russell 350X
10-10-2007, 10:33 PM
So I heard, I'm not planning on piping it, plenty good for me.

motoman110
10-10-2007, 10:58 PM
BUT THEY SOUND SO GOOD PIPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRUST ME!!!!!!. i have a 96 xc600 triple with psi pipes that dump out the side! its frickin tight. but i took out the middle piston at the end of last season so i got it apart now and plan on finding a rebuilt crank or have mine rebuilt while its apart.

RedRider_AK
10-11-2007, 12:28 AM
i have a 96 xc600 triple with psi pipes that dump out the side!

Last winter I had a Yamaha V-Max 500SX that I fit a set of AAEN side-exit hillclimb pipes to (mini-silencers in the stinger of the pipe), it sounded EVIL.

honda250sx
10-11-2007, 10:37 PM
What is the compression across the board on that thing? 500 bones is not bad. Pipe that thing and wake it the hell up. Inspect the pto crank seal on that thing too. Magneto side will hold up. But the heat on the primary side kills those seals after time. The seals on the primary side can be done without splitting the cases. Make sure that p-85 clutch is in good shape to. Old ones are prone to hair line cracking on the triples. Check for slop i the weights, spyder, and for flat rollers! Also the keihin carbs on those things are a pain in the arse. Make sure throttle and choke cable are good! Those choke cables have a tendency to come apart. Make sure the choke plungers are good and moving free. Also inspect carb boots and reeds! VERY IMPORTANT. One little air leak and goodbye motor.

MOTOR MOUNTS on that hog! Guarenteed they are probably JUNK! Check em. Grab hold of that primary and she if the motor rocks in the bulkhead.

Front H-arm of the rear suspension. Check for cracks! Must have replaced a hundred of them. Xtra ten and Xtra twelve suspensions.

Check that oil pump as well for proper adjustment.

Be sure to check the waterpump and its belt. Those things also eat waterpumps. Pricey item almost 400 bucks!

Also would suggest new track shaft bearings and all new boogie wheel bearings. Those wheels are traveling at 3000 surface feet per minute most of the time. The are wasted after a season most times.

I have worked on polaris sleds for over 7yrs at a dealership now. This is all from prior experience on these animals. When they run good. They are absoulute animals. Good luck with your endevours on this rocketship.

XTRA LETTUCE & TOMATO!!!

Russell 350X
04-14-2008, 11:26 PM
Quick update on the XCR:

Last decent snowfall we had it ate up a crank bearing on the PTO side. Looks like its gonna be a summer project top/bottom engine overhaul. Any tips with this? In-engine mods that can be done with this sled? Any input appreciated.

lndy650
04-15-2008, 08:49 AM
ok this engine is the same as the xlts and they are very prone to blowing cranks. if your rebuilding the crank have a machine shop weld the crank pins and balance the crank. also get the updated pto bearing its wider than the old engines. the 600 monoblock makes 95 hp stock and has a fairly annoying bog out of the hole but there are some things you can do to get a little power out of them. triple pipes if you want fairly quiet ones get Aaens they make good power PSI's are ok but they are annoying loud Deckers make the most power but are hard to find and never buy DG they make less than stock. also take about 20 thousanths off the head (if you dont mind running 93 octane) have it ported the exchange ports are small on the 600's. get ufo's for the carbs(ultimate fuel optimizers) they are good for 6hp alone

after all that youll have about 125hp
any other questions just ask im a Polaris fanatic and have been tinkering with them a lot

lndy650
04-15-2008, 08:55 AM
oh if you get new pistons buy wiseco pro lites

Russell 350X
04-15-2008, 10:09 PM
Thanks dude ;)

honda250sx
04-27-2008, 10:51 PM
Surprise surprise on the bearing failure. Your not the only one who's experienced that for sure.


Prolites = junk... stay stock. Have them weighed on a triple beam balance scale and grind small amounts out of the bottoms of the domes of the pistons and make them all weight the same!

Crank = Indy's correct on that. Have the pins tig'd in and have it balanced. Best shop i can recommend is Northern Crankshaft. There in minnesota. There is also a decent fellow in Lowville,NY

Pipes = Aaen top notch stuff but pricey. Definetly worth every penny.

REPLACE ALL MOTOR MOUNTS!

Carbs = Stay away from UFO's chit's junk. You going to notice the aledged 6 ponies. BULLSHIT. Get some reeds!

Verify oil pump and water pumps operation.

RedRider_AK
04-28-2008, 03:08 AM
Carbs = Stay away from UFO's chit's junk. You going to notice the aledged 6 ponies. BULLSHIT. Get some reeds!

Do the XLT motors even have reeds? The one I tore down was a piston-port engine.

Russell 350X
04-28-2008, 11:01 PM
Do the XLT motors even have reeds? The one I tore down was a piston-port engine.

Mine does not have reeds.

honda250sx
04-29-2008, 04:06 PM
You are correct and i was wrong

Computerjoe
05-01-2008, 10:58 PM
I just picked up a 93 xlt triple 6 and I found a great little site for specs information. http://www.geocities.com/schmidt92/polaris_faq.html The 93 and 94's looks like they were the most reliable. also if you want to do some tweaking they make a little thing called UFO's(ultimate flow optimizers)http://www.thunderproducts.com/u_f_o.htm . These are great and reliable sleds, I know mine was clocked at 110mph on the ice with a gun and thats stock.

lndy650
05-03-2008, 05:02 AM
ive seen dyno sheets from ufo's and its proven about 1 hp per 100cc's. and pro-lite pistons are far from junk the stock fugi pistons are heavy and often have flaws. heavy pistons means 2 things less power and more stress on the crank.
either way both pistons are good but if your looking for reliable power increase get wiseco.
honda250sx you were probably thinking of the '96 and newer xcr 600 engines. they had case reeds...

darrklim2
05-22-2008, 04:00 PM
If you're gonna put pipes on it, remember that XLT motors were prone to blowing up the crank when you actually get decent power out of them due to a crappy crank bearing design. Just a warning.

That was the pre '95 580cc tripples not the '95 and newer 597cc tripples.

lndy650
05-25-2008, 06:57 PM
. true

Russell 350X
08-06-2008, 10:49 PM
I pulled the motor, and split the cases tonight, and sure enough its the PTO side crank bearing, there were little chunks of bearing in the bottom on the case. I also saw that all 3 of my pistons are scored all to hell, but it had good compression across all 3, and the PTO side head is pitted bad on the dome. I just opened a can of nasty worms, getting the crank done right, getting all the updated bearings, bore job and everything else, I'm lookin at spending 700-800$+ . I'll try to get pics of the carnage soon.

honda250sx
08-06-2008, 11:27 PM
There is a great crank guy up in Lowville,NY. Can't think of his name. Maybe Indy650 has heard of him. Northern Crankshaft does amazing work in Thief River Falls, MN as well. Ask for John.

Russell 350X
11-03-2008, 06:44 PM
Sold the XCR, was sick of seeing it sitting around collecting dust. Might be going to look at a 93' XLT tomarrow.

lndy650
06-19-2009, 09:28 PM
Arvanite at LC Machine in lowville ny....does exellent work

Russell 350X
06-21-2009, 12:30 PM
The 600 is long gone now...got a 98 XCR700 now.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k6/hondaatc185s200e/100_2023-1.jpg

lndy650
07-09-2009, 04:45 AM
thats a snocheck xcr too! i bet you like the power of the 700 a lot better! 140 compared to 95..

Russell 350X
07-09-2009, 12:48 PM
thats a snocheck xcr too! i bet you like the power of the 700 a lot better! 140 compared to 95..



Yup, definitely a lot quicker, rides a lot nicer too with the Xtra-10 vs the XC-101 suspension...all Fox shocks also. Looks like it might be getting a RipSaw 1 1/4 track this fall.....